an atheist between us

an #atheist between us

Sharing our #faith
our faith traditions
the import of #scripture
the position of #Mary.

Pausing for a moment
not speaking freely
an atheist between us
#censoring my speech.

An awkward #silence
a moment to return to
a wedge, an opening
perhaps a moment lost.

"Daily Wisdom for Men 9/18/2020"
#prayer: "#Jesus, help me seek You and Your spiritual riches so that I will never let the disregard of others pull me away from my calling to share You with others."
#2Corinthians6:8, 10 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer #America #God

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live a life fearless

live a life fearless

live a life fearless
in live, in victory
speak your faith freely
of love, in liberty.

unchained of our fears
the shackles of our doubts
live a life fearless
worthy of God's love.

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we've gone off the rails - v2

we've gone off the rails - v2

We've gone off the rails
as a people,  a #nation,
so much #division
everyone on edge
no common #vision.

No words of #unity
a common #vocabulary, #facts,
just #acid, #derision,
#sowing #seeds of #chaos
no #love or #compassion.

#poem #poetry #hope #prayer #America #God #faith #calling #comity #UnitedStates

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we've gone off the rails

we've gone off the rails

we've gone off the rails
so much #division
everyone on edge
no common #vision.

no words of #unity
just #acid, #derision,
sowing seeds of #chaos
no #love or #compassion.

#poem #poetry #hope #prayer #America #God #faith #calling #comity

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fearless for God

#fearless for #God

#fearless for #God
living out our #calling
not listening to the noise
the #chaos around us.

going, doing, sharing
the living #Gospel
offering a word of hope
the #love of #Christ #Jesus.

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sharing Christ with others

sharing #Christ with others

Sharing #Christ with others
#joy deep within me
welling up from the wellspring
of #God's great #love.

#Joy in offering
my #witness, my #hope
the #promise of #eternal #life
in #heaven above.

#2Corinthians6:8, 10 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer #America #God

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now is the day of #salvation

now is the day of #salvation

now is the day of #salvation
the moment of #restoration;
Listen to the #Word of #God
#God's great #love for us.

Open your #heart for the #blessing
#Christ's message for us;
Let Him #heal, #restore you,
let the #Spirt fill you with #love.

#2Corinthians6:2 #Isaiah49:8 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer #America #God

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Three hundred trumpets - v2

Three hundred trumpets - v2

Three hundred #trumpets
blasting #victory
claiming #power
for the #glory of #God.

Striking fear within them
emboldening the army
blaring their trumpets
the battle already won.

#Judges7:9-24
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/permalink/3307612715986269/ #Gideon #poem #poetry #hope #God

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our hope is in the Lord our God

our hope is in the #Lord our #God

our hope is in the Lord our God
the source of all strength;
God is with us in need
in times of struggle, of strife.

our hope is in the Lord our God
the Maker of heaven and earth;
God fights for us, fairhful;
God will not leave or forsake us;
Our trust, our faith, is in God.

#Psalm146:5-7 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer

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our help is the God of Jacob

our help is the #God of #Jacob

our help is the #God of #Jacob
the #God of the #patriarchs
our #Creator, #Sustainer,
the #Maker of #heaven and #earth;
#God will not leave or forsake us;
#God will lift us up.

#Psalm146:5-7 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer

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in times of need

in times of need

when we struggle
seeking enough
where do you seek help
in whom do you trust?

seek #God only
Maker of heaven and earth;
#God is right besides us
#God will fill your cup.

#Psalm146:5-7 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer

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where do you turn

where do you turn

where do you turn
in whom do you #trust
the #God of angel armies
or in things of clay, of dust?

trust in #God only
the source of our #strength;
cleave to Him in #struggle,
#God will lift you up.

#Psalm146:5-7 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer

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in the midst of a pandemic - v2

in the midst of a #pandemic - v2

two realities juxtaposed
#nature and #community
a #political #campaign
the #presidential #election
a great time of reckoning
in the midst of a #pandemic,
as a #nation, as each #state.

two sides opposed
#adversaries become #enemies
arguing about facts
not their meaning, their import,
separated into camps
a divided #tribal #kingdom
hardly a #united state.

the stakes couldn't be higher
our #fate in the balance
our #dream of #democracy
the #rule of #law,
#law and #order,
how we live #together
how we interrelate.

a showdown in the trenches
#armies deployed, mustered,
mortars lobbed, attacks
#people #suffering, #dying,
#protests, #riots in the street,
a great time of #reckoning,
as a #nation, each #state.

#poem #poetry #hope #pray #America @realdonaldtrump @JoeBiden #God #COVID19 #coronavirus #Covid_19 #UnitedStates

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in the midst of a pandemic

in the midst of a #pandemic

a #political #campaign
the #presidential #election
a great time of reckoning
in the midst of a #pandemic
as a #nation, as each #state.

arguing about facts
not their meaning, their import,
separated into camps
a divided #tribal #kingdom
hardly a #united state.

our #fate in the balance
our #dream of #democracy
the #rule of #law, #law and #order,
how we live #together
how we relate.

a showdown in the trenches
mortars lobbed, #people #dying,
#protests, #riots in the street
a great time of reckoning 
as a #nation, each #state.

#poem #poetry #hope #prayer #America @realdonaldtrump @JoeBiden #God 

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praise to the God of our comfort - v3

#praise to the #God of our #comfort - v3

Praise to the God of our comfort
our one #hope #eternal
praise to the #community of #saints
who #pray here with us
as we wait, as we #struggle,
on the #journey here below.

Praise to the God of our comfort
the Father of our #Lord #Christ #Jesus
our #risen living #Savior
the source of our #strength
abiding as the #Spirit
alive, indwelling within.

9/15/20
praise to the God of our comfort - v3
editing original again

#2Corinthians1 #poem #poetry #hope #prayer #pray

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God's man, God's woman

#God's man, #God's woman

#God's man, #God's woman
a mighty warrior
all of us like #Gideon
moved by our faith.

Trusting #God only
#God's strength enough
giving our lives over
into the hands of #God.

#Judges7:9-24
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ready to do battle for God

ready to do #battle for #God

sure of the #victory,
trusting in God's #power,
ready to do battle
for the glory of God.

from fearful to victorious
a radical transformation
the timid a mighty warrior
ready to do battle for God.

#Judges7:9-24
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Three hundred trumpets

Three hundred trumpets

Three hundred #trumpets
blasting #victory
claiming #power
for the #glory of #God;
#Faith in action
striking fear within them
emboldening the army
sounding their trumpets
the battle already won.

#Judges7:9-24
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stripped down for God's glory - v2

stripped down for #God's #glory - v2

Left only with #faith, with #trust,
left only with #God, with His #power
stripped down for #God's glory
the battle already won;
Knowing it is not us, that it is #God only,
knowing we are unable, too weak,
for it is #God's #victory.

#Judges7:1-8 #Jeremiah29:11
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His glory will shine

His #glory will #shine

#faithful #servants
submitting to Him
giving our lives over
to #Almighty #God.

His #glory will #shine
His #power through us
redeeming #hearts
transforming the #world.

#Judges7:1-8 #Jeremiah29:11
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deliverance is from God

#deliverance is from #God

we must not #boast
in our words, our actions
deliverance is from God
the source of our #strength.

we must not boast
in our #power, a #victory,
His #glory will shine
in the darkness, a #mystery.

#Judges7:1-8 #Jeremiah29:11
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stripped down for God's glory

stripped down for #God's #glory

left only with #faith, with #trust
left only with #God, with His #power
stripped down for #God's glory
the battle won;
knowing it is not us, it if #God only
knowing we are unable, too weak,
it is #God's #victory.

#Judges7:1-8 #Jeremiah29:11
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in uncertainty - v3

in uncertainty - v3

In uncertainty, #calm
in #seasons of waiting
#praying patiently
with authentic, real #faith.

In uncertainty, #trust
in #God's way, His timing
at #peace, centered
in every #promise of #God.

In uncertainty, #hope
in a brighter #future
knowing that #God is forever
right by our side.

In uncertainty, #praise
in our wourds, our #spirit
proclaiming our #belief
in the #goodness of #God.

#Isaiah9:2-3 #prayers #poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #Spirit

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in uncertainty - v2

in uncertainty - v2

in uncertainty, #calm
in #seasons of waiting
#praying patiently
with authentic, real #faith.

in uncertainty, #trust
in #God's way, His timing
at #peace, centered
in every #promise of #God.

in uncertainty, #hope
in a brighter #future
knowing that #God is forever
right by our side.

#Isaiah9:2-3 #prayers #poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #Spirit

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in uncertainty

in uncertainty

in uncertainty, #calm
in #seasons of waiting
#praying patiently
with real #faith

in uncertainty, #trust
in #God's way, His timing
at #peace, centered
in each #promise of #God

#Isaiah9:2-3 #prayers #poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #Spirit

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